The Bharatiya Janata Party accused the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, of misrepresenting what transpired when leaders of the Opposition bloc, the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA), met President Droupadi Murmu on Friday evening to raise allegations of “vote chori (theft)”.
Rajya Sabha MP Sudhanshu Trivedi alleged that Mr. Gandhi, in his statement after the meeting, twisted what had occurred. Trivedi asked whether the Congress had checked the voter list, or whether its election and counting agents had found any discrepancies in the process. Both cannot be true.
In the backdrop of the results of the bypolls to five Assembly seats and one Lok Sabha seat coming on Friday (October 9, 2026), Mr. The Congress has 45 days within which to appeal the results; will they be doing so in the light of their accusations?” he asked.
“The President of India is not just an individual but an institution,” Mr Trivedi said, adding that Mr. Gandhi’s version of events after the INDIA bloc’s meeting with the President was “politically motivated rather than factual”. “First, the Congress said electronic voting machines (EVMs) were being hacked; then alleged that the special intensive revision (SIR) was cutting out voters. He said that the statements and demands made by Mr. Gandhi regarding the conduct of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and “misrepresenting” what transpired in the meeting with President Murmu made him “dangerous” for democracy in India. Earlier reporting noted: Repeal recent Assembly polls, INDIA bloc urges President The Opposition INDIA bloc on Friday (October 9, 2026) urged President Droupadi Murmu to “repeal” all Assembly elections held over the last two years, saying they have “incontrovertible proof” of “vote chori ” (theft). Earlier reporting noted: Before their meeting with the President, the Opposition leaders gathered at the central hall of Samvidhan Sadan, where according to sources, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi claimed that the government is “rattled” and if the Opposition continues its campaign, the government could fall without completing its full term.
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Gandhi had said after the meeting that said he was “shocked and surprised” that the President had neither “denied” nor “questioned” the Opposition’s allegations of vote theft. “She accepted our statement and asked us to bring the proof, which we are happy to provide,” he said.
